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Duties of Care – Part 1

Businesses:

Any one who operates a business will now be a 'person conducting a business or undertaking' (PCBU). A PCBU has an absolute duty to take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure the health and safety of workers and other persons impacted by the business or undertaking.

How far does your health and safety liability extend?

Question

Some of our employees play volleyball during their lunch break inside our factory – are we liable for any injuries sustained during this activity on their time but in our factory?

If so, can we get them to sign a waiver regarding any injuries obtained during this activity?

Answer

Courts consider employee versus contractor issue

Paid parental leave from 1 January 2011 - are you ready?

The Federal Government's Paid Parental Leave (GPPL) scheme recently passed parliament, and will apply to births or adoptions on or after 1 January 2011.
The scheme provides 18 weeks of government-funded paid parental leave to eligible working parents.
Employers may need to review their leave policies, payroll processes etc.

Super clearing house for small businesses

Eligible small businesses can now register to use the Australian Government's free Small Business Superannuation Clearing House.
The clearing house is a free service to small businesses with less than 20 employees to assist them in paying their employees' superannuation contributions and meet their superannuation guarantee obligations.
The clearing house service is optional and is administered by Medicare Australia.

The art of setting KPIs

Smart Company E-Newsletter 10 June 2010

The mantra behind key performance indicators (KPIs) is imprinted on the brain of every executive in the world: "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it".

The trouble is many companies don't know what to measure. The result: bad management, mixed messages, confusion and employees focusing on the wrong thing.

KPIs need to be handled with care. Some companies use many KPIs, others have a handful. But they all need to use the right ones.

Human Resources

Duties of Care – Part 1

How far does your health and safety liability extend?

How far does your health and safety liability extend?

Courts consider employee versus contractor issue

Paid parental leave from 1 January 2011 - are you ready?

Super clearing house for small businesses

The art of setting KPIs

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